Helcystogramma thiostoma

Helcystogramma thiostoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Helcystogramma
Species:	H. thiostoma
Binomial name
	Helcystogramma thiostoma; (Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
	Onebala thiostoma Meyrick, 1929;

Helcystogramma thiostoma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in southern India.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous, with the stigmata blackish, the first discal and plical minute, indistinct, with the plical slightly posterior, the second discal distinct. The veins are posteriorly slightly streaked darker. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma thiostoma (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (16): 509.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma thiostoma (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

[2] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (16): 509.